West Virginia Code 30-8-12 – Temporary permits
(a) Upon proper application and the payment of a fee, the board may issue, without examination, a temporary permit to engage in the practice of optometry in this state.
Terms Used In West Virginia Code 30-8-12
- Applicant: means any person making application for a license, certificate or temporary permit under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-8-3
- Board: means the West Virginia Board of Optometry. See West Virginia Code 30-8-3
- Licensee: means an optometrist licensed under the provisions of this article. See West Virginia Code 30-8-3
- permit: means a permit issued to a person who has graduated from an approved school, has taken the examination prescribed by the board, and is awaiting the results of the examination. See West Virginia Code 30-8-3
- Permittee: means a person holding a temporary permit. See West Virginia Code 30-8-3
- Practice of optometry: means the examining, diagnosing and treating of any visual defect or abnormal condition of the human eye or its appendages within the scope established in this article or associated rules. See West Virginia Code 30-8-3
- State: when applied to a part of the United States and not restricted by the context, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" also include the said district and territories. See West Virginia Code 2-2-10
(b) If the permittee receives a passing score on the examination, a temporary permit expires thirty days after the permittee receives the results of the examination.
(c) If the permittee receives a failing score on the examination, the temporary permit expires immediately.
(d) An applicant under this subsection may only be issued one temporary permit. Upon the expiration of a temporary permit, a person may not practice as an optometrist until he or she is fully licensed under the provisions of this article. In no event may a permittee practice on a temporary permit beyond a period of ninety consecutive days.
(e) A temporary permittee under this section shall work under the supervision of a licensee, with the scope of such supervision to be defined by the board by legislative rule.